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冻僵 (dòng jiāng) — frozen stiff; to be numb with cold; to freeze completely (of body, limbs)

Definition

A verb meaning to become stiff and numb from extreme cold (body, hands, feet). Stronger than 冷 or 凉 — it describes losing the ability to move, not just feeling chilly.

verb
frozen stiffto be numb with coldto freeze completely (of body, limbs)

Examples

  • ，冻僵。
    Zài hù wài dài le sān gè xiǎo shí, wǒ de shǒu dōu dòng jiāng le.
    After three hours outdoors, my hands were frozen stiff.
  • ，冻僵。
    Diào jìn bīng shuǐ lǐ, tā quán shēn dōu dòng jiāng le.
    Falling into the icy water, his whole body became numb with cold.
  • 冻僵。
    Běi jí de bào fēng xuě néng bǎ rén dòng jiāng.
    Arctic blizzards can freeze a person solid.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

冻dòngfreeze
僵jiāngstiff

“冻” freeze plus “僵” stiff: freezing until the body or limbs become stiff.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 凍; 冻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
冫Written in full as仌bīng
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng凍dòng
Same sound today

The traditional form 凍 pairs 冫 (ice) with 東 for the sound; the simplified 冻 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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